Commentary The guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all counts was correct, based on the evidence, but the theatrics leading up to that trial and after the jurors had made their decision was outrageous. Demonstrations, riots, and looting around the country since the death of George Floyd had to have influenced…
DOJ Launches Civil Investigation into Minneapolis Policing after Chauvin Conviction
April 21, 2021
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil investigation into Minneapolis city’s police practices, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. The investigation will determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) engages in “a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing,” Garland said during a press conference. Attorneys and other personnel from the DOJ’s…
Video: Live Q&A: Jurors Find Chauvin Guilty On All Charges; Witness Threatened
Jurors agreed to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on April 20 on all charges for the death of George Floyd. During the trials, a witness was threatened, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was criticized for calling on protesters to become “more confrontational,” and cities are now bracing for potential riots. In this live Q&A…
An American Repudiation of Tlaib and Waters
Commentary House Democrats have produced two radical demagogues whose policies would endanger the lives of innocent Americans, lead to the breakdown of society, and undermine the U.S. Constitution. Specifically, Reps. Maxine Waters and Rashida Tlaib have recently acted in ways that reflect unfavorably on the House of Representatives and betray their oaths to uphold and…
George Floyd’s Family: ‘We Got the Verdict We Wanted’
Siblings of George Floyd said Tuesday that they were grateful for the jury convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of three charges including second-degree murder. “We got the verdict we wanted,” Terrence Floyd, one of Floyd’s brothers, told a press conference in Minnesota. “My brother’s not here. I’m grateful and I’m proud of him,”…
Chauvin Transferred to Minnesota Correctional Facility After Guilty Verdict
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been transferred to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights. Chauvin arrived at the facility at 4:55 p.m. CT, shortly after twelve jurors found the 45-year-old guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, Minnesota Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald told CNN….
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 20)
The fate of former officer Derek Chauvin has been decided, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law that creates tougher penalties for rioting, and police have caught the suspect who allegedly opened fire at a crowded New York grocery store.
Opinion: The Chauvin Trial and the Ongoing Quest for Justice
Commentary This is the most difficult column I have ever written. Like so many other Americans, I’m having a difficult time keeping my emotions in check about the trial of Derek Chauvin. But one of the most important human faculties is the faculty of reason, and so I’ll try to keep my emotions in check…
Jury Reaches Verdict in Trial of Derek Chauvin
Jurors have decided on a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. “A verdict has been reached and will be read in open court between 3:30-4:00 p.m.,” according to a notice posted by the Hennepin County court. Minnesota is in the Central time zone. Jurors began sequestering on Monday to decide…
Biden ‘Praying’ for ‘Right Verdict’ in Chauvin Trial
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he hopes jurors in Derek Chauvin’s trial reach the “right verdict.” “I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is—I think it’s overwhelming in my view,” he said. “I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now, not hearing me say that,” he added. The jury…
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